Minutes from October 7th, 2024
1. CALL TO ORDER
Becky Belcher called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following were recorded as being present.
Parents: Becky Belcher, Krista Shelly, Shannon Bell, Kathy West, Kim Peterson,
Samantha Welch, Avery Pawelek, Brian Andreasen, Dave Hallet, Sarah Maki, Emily Carty, Tania Steele
Student Council Co-Chairs Trey, Bryer & Christina
Regrets:
2. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Becky welcomed the group to the meeting.
Introductions were made around the table
3. REVIEW & APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved.
Minutes from last month’s meeting were approved.
4. STUDENT REP UPDATES:
Ideas
-more bake sales – they make money and kids like them
-limited number of days we can have them. The school only has 10 days for noncompliant
nutrition days. Other things like BBQs add to these noncompliant days.
-more activities – asking for supervision on afterschool programs like volleyball
-Acting Club
-Host a “Winter Fest” for kindies & intermediates
Spirit Day Ideas
-“Rhyme without Reason”
-Nationality Day
Leaving the Property? 7&8s have up until Thanksgiving, then after we will determine if it’s appropriate
Posting a Leader Board – kids can sign up for tech crew, assembly aids, different leader jobs
Trey would like to put up a suggestion box
5. PRINCIPAL UPDATE – From Tania Steele
School Organization:
• Mrs Hickling hire for the 6/7
• Mrs Matthews hire for DECE position 0.5
• We will be hiring the other 0.5 DECE position
• Mental Health Counselor: Meghann Gould
• Teacher Learning Coach: Heather Lipskie
Programs/Activities
• Grade 6s went to camp Muskoka last week
• 2 classes went to the water festival in Kinark.
• Grade 4/5s to the leaf’s practice.
• Book Fair is starting 22 of Oct. to coincide with the Halloween Howler.
• Today we launched our whole school community learning on the Anishinaabe Seven Grandfather
Teachings. We were honoured to welcome Oshkaabewis Dave Rice from Wasauksing First Nation
and Anishinaabe-Kwe Tabitha Lamoureux from Beausoleil First Nation to share their knowledge
with our school community. This learning started today with a whole school assembly.
• Tomorrow, I will be meeting with our school’s Directions Team. This team includes : Jerri Knight,
Megan Jones, Brandy Fry, Heather Lipskie (TLC) and myself. Together we set the learning vision
for the year. We look and analyze our data; both academic and wellness (EQAO/Report
Card/reading foundations and Math fundamentals, climate surveys, attendance etc.) and create
our school improvement plan to support the Board Strategic Plan.
• Parents of kindergarten to grade 2 students will receive a letter this week explaining that as per
memorandum #168 mandated through the ministry of Education that we will be administering an
early reading screener. This screener will help identify students who are experiencing difficulties
with reading.
EQAO Results:
Grade 3
Reading 91.2%
Writing 82.4%
Math 88.2
Grade 6
Reading 88.9 %
Writing 86.1 %
Math 72.2 %
6. TEACHER UPDATES
7. FUNDRAISING
BBQ at Evan Lukar – Funds will go towards Academica & Athletic Opportunities.
-this is also pizza day.
-the kids who are coming from other schools were buying most of the bbq and the bake sale,
shouldn’t be a problem.
Krispy Crème
-launched today
-12 days for orders to come in
-very limited quantities
-3:15-5 pm pick up for doughnuts
Howler
-Will have a Howler Meeting on Zoom later this week. (Thursday)
-$5 per kid
-engagement event where we can bring in families.
-YIGs to donated classroom pumpkins
-40 pizzas, $2.50 a slice and then sell extra pies for $10 a pie at the end.
Poinsettias
-would be delivered by Nov 27 th
Family Skate
-free for families
-pizza, bake sale, kids shopping corner
-contact the new area and see if we can hold it there
-no date yet, try to be closer to the beginning of December
Baskets
-taking a hiatus this year
Science North
-funded through “FedNor” – free to us
-Becky will reach out
Read a Thon
-January 27 th is literacy day
-try to do a read-a-thon
-money goes straight to the school, not to companies.
8. FINANCES
– $7,00 in the bank account from June
– Some of this should be moved
– Balance needs to reflect $2500 for the beginning of the year
– The extra will move to legacy fund
– Outstanding amount of the slide is about 7k – less than we thought- board will give the HST back
to us
– $16,100 in legacy, but the slide has yet to come out
9. ASKS – TOP THREE
1. Arts Performance
-performance through an indigenous POV
-show our own learning through this – i.e. creating a medicine wheel using different types of
mediums, all classes participate.
-open to the community
2. Upgrading Tarmac Paint
-more four square, hopscotch, bike trail
-put it on the walls
-could be part of playground improvement
3. Classroom Whiteboards & amp; Markers
-$160 per classroom
-need a set of 30
4. Refresh Recess Equipment
-one set per glass
-write the class number
-most classes exhausted their equipment
-worked out well
5. New Library Novels $250
10. NEW BUSINESS
Parking at Pick Up & Dorp Off
-may need to start getting parent volunteers to help direct traffic
-Call bylaw and police – police won’t come unless there are road blockages, bylaw takes forever to get here
-Avery has accepted role as Secretary
11. MOTIONS
-Outdoor Equipment for each class around $935
Motioned by Krista, seconded by Kim
-Whiteboards, class sets with HST will be around $180
Motioned by Kim, seconded by Sam
-Tarmac Painting – we will wait until the spring
-$250 for new novels at the library
Motioned by Sarah, second by Avery
12. MEETING ADJOURNMENT
-meeting adjourned at 7:20pm
Next meeting December 2nd at 6:00pm
